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NIAGARA     FALLS, 

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!  CYlYlAGARA  FALLS    h;is    buen    noted 

'TJhl     tor  its  H'JMUUGs  as  I'ar  l);ick  as   the 
<*?!ll'     days  of  "  Sam  Pa  km  ".     Fur  wlien 

acL-ordiiij,'  to  aniiouncerritiit  the  day  had  arrived 
for  liim  to  make  his  fjreat  leap  from  u  scaffold 
placed  at  the  foot  of  Goat  Island,  into  the  boil- 
in<;  waters  below  tiie  Falls  and  the  expectant 
crowd  had  asse  ubled  tlioy  were  coolly  inlornied 
that  "Sam"  had  broken  his  Isg  and  consequent- 
ly would  be  unable  to  jump  until  tho  next  day. 
The  people  forgot  th(;ir  disappointment  out  of 
pure  sympathy  for  "Sam's"  rr.isfortune,  and  re- 
mained ail  night  at  the  hotels  and  boarding 
houses,  and  only  became  conscious  of  the  du- 
plicity practiced  upon  them  when  their  bills 
were  presented  next  morning,  too  late  for  mater- 
ial service.  Those  who  remained  and  those 
who  arrived  the  next  day  were  surprised  to  see 
"Sam"  walking  >  ithout  crutches,  and  also 
making  his  fearfu)  ■i,up  into  the  gorge  below. 
The  most  miraculou.  healing  of  a  broken  limb 
on  record! 

At  other  times  flaming    announcements  are 
sent  out  over  all  the  country  that  a  boat  con 


WV 


t.iining  bears  and  ottier  nnimnls  would  be  sent 
down  the  river,  and  tlioiisnnds  would  come  to 
witness  tlie  fearful  pluii;;e  over  Ibe  I<'all8,  only 
to  beliold  iin  old  scow  lodj^e  in  the  shallow  rap- 
ids above  liie  Falls,  or  the  broken  splinters  of 
the  old  tub  dash  ihrou;;!!  the  fcianiiiif,'  waters 
and  disappear  over  the  precipice.  A  "Buffalo 
Hum"  is  announced,  real  wild  huflaloes  from 
the  WeMern  plains  arc  to  be  turned  loose  in  a 
larj^e  encli  sure,  and  Buffalo  Bill,  assisted  by  a 
company  i.  plainsmen  from  the  far-west,  are  to 
delineate  ihc  e.xcitement  of  a  real  Buffalo  hunt. 
The  crowd  assemble  to  witness  a  great  treat  of 
a  most  exciting  kind  only  to  see  a  couple  of  old, 
decrepit  buftaloes  from  the  Museum  Gardens 
lazily  feeding  on  the  green  pastures  of  the  old 
Drumm'indville  race  course  and  Buffalo  Bill 
and  his  braves  decked  in  gay  trappings  riding 
about  the  cnurse.  Several  attempts  are  made 
to  excite  the  buffaloes  into  a  run;  but  all  the 
flogK'ng.  clubbing  and  prodding  fail  to  devel- 
op a  speed  in  the  monarchs  of  the  prairie  above 
a  trot.  Finally  the  "brave  hunters'"  turn  their 
attention  to  a  few  Texan  steers,  which  had  been 
secured  from  a  passing  train  for  the  occasion, 
and  after  a  great  effort  actually  succeeded  in 
getting  them  to  run  from  their  pursuers. 

Thus  it  has  ever  been,  and  in  proportion  as 
stately  hotels  have  arisen  from  the  modest  log 
or  frame  houses  of  the  early  days,  so  humbug- 
ism  has  increased.  Swindling  has  become 
more  systematic  than  in  former  days,  and  the 
public  will  be  surprised  when  they  find  who 
are  connectt;d  with  it.  It  is  gradually  driving 
visitors  from  the  place,  and  has  given  Niagara 
Falls  a  name  wot  to  be  coveted    by   the  poorest 


ivoiild  be  sent 
oil  1(1  come  to 
IP  I"'allfl,  only 
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n  F])linteis  of 
inniin^  w.Tters 
.  A  "Buffalo 
buffaloes  from 
ccl  loose  in  a 
assisted  by  a 
sr-\vest,  are  to 
1  Buffalo  hunt, 
great  treat  of 
couple  of  old, 
seum  Gardens 
ires  of  the  old 
d  Buffalo  Bill 
sppings  riding 
npts  are  made 
jn;  but  all  the 
fail  to  devel- 
i  prairie  above 
rs"  turn  their 
'hich  had  been 
the  occasion, 
'  succeeded  in 
isuers. 
proportion  as 
he  modest  log 
,  so  humbug- 
has  become 
lays,  and  the 
hey  find  who 
lually  driving 
jiven  Niagara 
y   the  poorest 


a 
hamlet  in  Christendom,  For  instance,  a  <;en. 
tieman  arrives  at  Niagaja  Falls  and  puts  up  at 
one  of  the  principal  hotels  and  depends  upon 
his  Host  for  directions  in  visiting  the  various 
points  of  interest  in  the  vicinity.  He  naturally 
expects  reliaiiin  information,  but  the  chances 
are  he  will  be  deceived.  It  may  be  and  often  is 
the  case,  that  some  one  in  connection  with  the 
hotel  is  connected  with  one  or  more  of  the 
points  of  interest  on  either  or  both  sides  of  the 
river.  He  f;()es  to  the  office  and  asks  for  infor- 
mation concerning  the  points  of  interest,  and 
there,  only  such  points  as  are  in  the  interest  of 
the  hotel  or  of  those  coi.n;cted  with  the  hotel, 
are  pointed  out  to  him  as  points  of  interest  vis- 
ited by  the  f^reat  multitude,  while  all  other 
points  are  represented  as  not  being  worth  the 
lime  go  and  see. 

Inuiicdiatfly  he  is  put  into  a  hack,  the  driver 
mounts  his  seat,  and  the  individual  has  really 
commenced  his  sight-seeing.  The  driver  who 
knows  his  business  as  well  as  the  pedagogue 
knows  his  multiplication  table,  plies  his  victim, 
no,  not  his  victim,  but  the  victim  of  mine  host, 
with  marvellous  narrations  of  the  events  and 
occurrences  that  have  taken  place  at  those 
points  which  they  intend  visiting,  thus  drawing 
the  man's  tnind  away  from  other  points  that 
the  driver  knows  he  dura  not  drive  to  on  p.iin  of 
INSTANT  i>i;,Misr.Ai..  Should  th;;  gentleman 
mention  uny  other  point,  he  is  promptly  dis- 
couraged, is  told  that  the  place  is  not  worth 
seeing  or  that  it  is  not  safe  to  visit,  and  should 
he  still  insist  upon  going,  the  driver  would  be 
compelleJ,  point  blank,  to  refuse  to  take  him, 
and  should  the  party  yet  persist  in  going  he 


■fn?"" 


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would  have  to  wulk  or  puK  iiic  another  hack. 

1mm  tin;  purpose  ol  iliiisiratiiif,'  this  fact,  wi' 
will  ^ivc  asiiif^lc  itistance:  Some  time  in  Sep 
temher,  iSi-a,  theic  wan  a  I3rii;j;t;isls'  Conven- 
tion held  at  Niat,'ara  Falls  X.  Y..  the  delcf^ates 
|>uttint;  up  at  one  of  tic  principal  hotels,  and 
during  their  stay  uisiieil  to  visit  tiie  Whirlpool 
and  Whirlpool  K.ipids  on  the  American  side;  to 
their  astonishnient,  when  they  wished  to  he 
driven  to  t'lose  places,  the  hackmen  connected 
with  the  h  .tel  refused  to  take  them,  and  ihey 
were  ccjmpelled  to  employ  other  hackmun  to 
drive  t'lem  where  they  desiied  to  },'<>. 

Sometimes  n  contract  is  entered  into  hetween 
the  manaK'cr  of  some  point  or  points  of  interest 
and  the  proprietor  of  a  hotel,  in  which  he  ai^rcus 
for  a  certain  amount  of  money  to  drive  as  maiy 
of  the  f,'uests  of  the  hotel  as  possihle  to  the 
particular  point  or  points,  as  the  case  may  he. 
In  such  a  case  the  driver  is  in  danger  of  losing 
his  position  if  he  docs  not  go  there. 

A  certain  driver  was  re|)rimanded  for  not 
duving  into  Prospect  park  as  often  as  he  should 
have  done  for  the  interest  of  his  employer,  so 
when  the  n<xt  man  entered  his  hack  and  asked 
where  he  was  going  to  take  him  he  was  answer- 
ed, "Into  Prospect  Park,  sir."  "Uut  I  do  not 
want  to  go  there,"  said  the  stranger.  "I  will 
Lake  vou  there  whether  you  want  to  go  or  not, 
sir,"  said  t!ie  driver,  an.l  he  did  take  him  them. 
Hy  this  private  arrangi-ment  other  hackmen  are 
not  permitted  to  go  on  the  premises  of  these 
hotels  lo  solicit,  and  the  sUanger  islhusj^eft 
at  the  mercy  oi  a  grinding  monopoly  "  ihe 
"outside  hackmen"  as  they  are  called,  would 
give   their    services   for  much  less,  are  just  as 


lutlier  hack. 
4  tliis  fad,  \vi; 
uu  time  in  Sep- 
j;'-,'i«l«'  Conven- 
.,  tilt:  (lclt;(;iites 
jial  liDtflH,  and 
tlie  \\'!iii!p()()l 
iiLTiciiii  si(lf;  t(J 
■  wislifd  to  1)1: 
nen  tonnectfd 
lliftii,  and  ilicy 
ii    liacl<nu;ii    to 

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.'d  into  between 
oints  of  interest 
,vhieh  lie  aL;ri:i:  ^ 
)  drive  as  maiiy 

possible  to  llie 
e  case  may  be. 
an},'er  of  losing 
ere. 

manded  for  not 
ten  as  be  should 
lis  employer,  so 

hack  and  asked 

lie  was  answer- 

'•I'jiit    I  do  not 

inf;er.       "I  will 

nt  to  go  or   not, 

take  him  thern. 
er  hackmen  are 
eniises  of  these 
iger  is  thus  left 
lonopoly  "The 
e  called,  would 
less,  are  just  as 


obliging  and  etpially  as  trustworthy  as  arottiOHe 
ho  arc  supposed  lo  be  in  connection  with  the 
ho  el.  Af.  to  the  (|ii(  R' ion  of  safety  there  is  no 
i.-ilerence  bitwet-n  an  ''outside"  and  an  "inside" 
hackman;  tJu  re  is  the  honorable  and  dishonor- 
iibie  among  botli  classes.  Hut  wiiere  imposition 
is  attempted  the  stranger  can  obtain  sure  and 
speedy  rodrt'ss  by  following  the  instructions 
given  in  the  cliajKei  "Ilmv  lo  avoid  being  Iiuni- 
bugged." 

COMMISSION  FRAUDS. 


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J?t1 


'  HI'"  commission  system  of  doing  busi- 
'"•Jl  '  ncHS  is  now  pi  '.)ab!y  the  most 
C^  fruitful  source  of  complaint  at  Niag- 
ara. 'I'he  Palls  is  a  i)lace  of  magnificent  distan- 
ces and  strangers  are  drawn  from  place  to  place 
by  obligini,'  and  condescending  hackmen. 
These  ap|iarently  disinterested  and  self-sacrific- 
ing individuals  are  always  ready,  willing,  and 
waiting  to  advise  new-comers  u])on  any  subject 
pertaining  to  the  locabty.  It  is  natural  that 
strangers  should  fall  into  their  hands,  It  is 
their  business  to  deal  with  strangers  in  this  par- 
ticular. 

They  pay  for  the  privilege  of  doing  so.  They 
are  protected  by  the  by-laws  and  ordinances  of 
the  municipalities  on  both  sides  of  the  river  in 
the  plying  of  their  ocation.  Strangers  un- 
acquainf'd  with  the  neighborhood,  are  compell- 
ed to  ask  IV  r  diroction,  and  nothing  can  be 
more  natural  tlian  they  should  seek  information 
from  those  commissioned  to  give  it,  and  who 
are  most  accessible  and  most  willing  to  comply 


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with   their    requests.      Ir.    the  very    nature   of 
things   this  must   continue   to   be  so  whilt   the 
transportation   business  of  the  neighborhood  is 
in  the   hands   of  the   Hack  Fraternity.     Now, 
hackmen,  like   other  people,   work  ior  money, 
and  while  they  appear  to  talk  in  the  uiterest   ol 
the  stranger  applying  to  them   for    iniorniation 
they  have  their  principal  I'ye  on  their  own  inter- 
ests and  only  recommend  Kuch    movements    as 
will   result   in  turning  them  an  "honest  penny.  ' 
Hackmen  look  upon  strangers  only  as  so  much 
stock  in  trad',  and  as  soon  as    ihay  have  n.ade 
out  of  them  the  last  margin  of  profit  lliey  want 
to  see  them  no  more.       It  is  a  fact  that  at  near- 
ly all    points   of  interest    about  Niagara  I- alio, 
hackmen    get  a  commission  from  the    keeo-^'^ 
of'  the    points  for  bringing  strangers  to  them. 
The    fraud  is  in    this:      A  stranger   paying  50 
cents  for  the  privilege  of  visiting  a  point   of  in- 
terest, possibly  feels   that  he  has   received  the 
worth  of  his  money  and  has  no   thought  that  a 
fraud  has  been  practiced  upon  him.     The  frand 
is  perpetrated  all  the  same.     The  keeper  ot  the 
point  demands  the  50   cents    ostensibly  for  the 
privilege  while  the  fact  is,  the  keeper  is  demand 
ing    25  cents    for  the    privilege  of   seeing  the 
point,  and    25  cents  to  pay  the    hackman    for 
bringing  the  victim  there.      The    50   cents    is 
obtained  by  falsely    pretending  that  it  is  wholly 
for  the  privilege  of  viewing  the    point  of  inter- 
est, when  the  fact  is  one  hail  of  it  is  demanded 
for' the     hackman    and  is    'landed     to  him  as 
soon   as   the    stran;;er's  back  is  turned. 

The  following  t.u.le  shows  the  prices  charged 
for  admission  to  the  points  of  interest  about  Ni- 
agira  Falls,    and    the    manner    in  which    the 


ery    nature    of 
e  so  whilt    the 
cigliborhoiHl  is 
teniity.     Now, 
rk   for  money, 
the  interest   ol 
)r    infoniiiition 
heir  own  inlcr- 
niovements    as 
honest  penny." 
ily  us   so  much 
lay  have  n.ade 
rofit  iliey  want 
ct  that  at  near- 
Niagara  Falld, 
m  the    keeo<*'d 
anfjers  to  them, 
-iger   paying  50 
J  a  point   of  in- 
as   received  the 
thought  that  a 
im.     The  frand 
le  keeper  ot  the 
tensibly  for  the 
;eper  is  demand 
i  of   seeing  the 
e    hackman    for 
he    50   cents   is 
that  it  is  wholly 
point  of  inter- 
1  it  is  demanded 
ded     to  him  as 
s  turned, 
e  prices  charged 
iterest  about  Ni- 
r    in  which    the 


charges  collected  are  divided  between  the  keep- 
ers of  the  points  and  the  hackmen: 


CANADA    SIDE. 

POINTS  OP  AJIOtTNT 

INTEREST.  CHAUOED. 

Whirlpool S0.50     , 

Whirlpool  Rapids .50 

Museum 50 

Umler  slieet  of  water  at 

Table  Rock 1.00     , 

Burniiif;  SpriiiK CO     , 

CrnsHiiiB  Upper  Suspon- 

Bioii  Hridf^o  oil  foot.. .  25 

Two  horse  Carriage. .  . .  50 

One  horse  Carriai^e..    . .  37 J 

AMlCniCAN    HIDE. 

Prospect  Park  and  lu- 

clined  Riiiiway 50 

Shadow  of  the  Rock... .  1  00 

(ioat  Island i^  ' 

Cave  of  the  Wiv  ds 1.00 

Whirlpool  Rapids .50 

Whirlpool 50 


AMOrST  PAID  TO 
BACKMGN. 

»0.2f 

25 


25 

60 
25 

GO 
00 
00 


50 
(K) 
50 
25 
25 


At  nearly  all  of  these  points  of  interest  there 
are  fancy  goods  stores  and  an  army  of  jjersist- 
saleswomen.  Of  all  the  money  invested  m 
articles  there  oftered  for  sale  the  accomp.inying 
hackman  gets 25  percent  as  his  commission  for 
furnishing  the  customer.  In  addition  to  the 
commissions  paid,  keepers  of  points  of  interest 
in  many  cases  subsidize  Hack  Associations  with 
large  bonuses  and  individual  hackmen  with  ex- 
travagant presents.  In  return  for  the  commis- 
sions, and  the  subsidies  and  the  presents,  the 
hackmen  talk  strangers  into  "taking  in"  the 
points  from  which  they  de«ve  their  commis- 
sions, subsidies  and  presents.       Some  hackmen 


1 


8 
are  subsidized  by  one  point  and  some  by  an- 
other. In  all  this  the  stranger  is  the  victim.  It 
is  he  that  furniHiies  the  capital  to  run  Niagara 
and  to  run  it,  too,  with  all  the  peculiarities  that 
characterize  the  place. 

Now  what  is  the  reniudj-  ?  Is  it  possible  to 
avoid  the  impositions  P  When  people  come  to 
Niagara  their  object  is  to  see  the  Falls.  They 
possibly  don't  know  anything  about  the  Devil's 
Hole  or  most  of  the  other  outlying  points  of  inter 
e3t  so  exfen:  ively  extolled  by  the  generous  Caliby 
As  soon,  however,  as  they  L;et  seated  in  a  con- 
veyance they  are  driven  to  the  point  farthest 
from  the  Falls — a  point  on  all  occasions  where 
commission  is  paid.  This  seen  another  is  vis- 
ited, and  then  another,  iiiul  Inst  of  all  the  object 
of  the  visit,  a  view  of  the  Falls.  On  the  Canada 
side  tiiis  is  free  constquently  commissionless, 
hence  it  is  quite  apparent  why  the  hackmen 
should  take  his  viarty  last  ot  all  to  the  point  he 
most  dcsi.td  to  visit.  One  remedy  would  be 
for  slran;4crs  to  refuse  to  be  drawn  to  any  point 
or  place  where  commissions  are  paiil  to  hack- 
men.  This  wo-dd  have  a  tendency  to  d»  away 
with  the  commission  system  and  necessarily 
render  hackmen  .-i  degrf.e  more  disinterested, 
and  possibly  a  degree  more  honest  in  their  rep- 
resentations to  strangers. 

Anothi-r  course,  hut  somewhat  more  compli- 
Ciited  wiM.iii.  HI  a  measure  accomplish  the 
desired  rcsu  t.  Let  the  stranger  in  bargaining 
witii  his  hackinan,  arran;;e  before  starting  upon 
a  roimdol  .sight-seeing,  that  the  hackman  is  to  be 
satisfied  ..ith  tlie  fee  agreed  upon  alone,  for 
the  drive,  and  that  the  stranger  is  to  receive  all 
"Commissions"    paid    at  the  different  points. 


and  some  by  an- 
r  is  the  victim.  It 
tal  to  run  Niagara 
J  peculiarities  that 

Is  it  possible  to 
;n  people  come  to 
the  Falls.      They 

about  the  Devil's 
ing  points  of  inter 
le  generous  Caliby 
t  seated  in  a  con- 
he  point  farthest 
1  occasions  where 
en  another  is  vis- 
it of  all  the  object 
i.    On  the  Canada 

commissionless, 
hy  the  hackmen 
U  to  the  point  he 
•emedy  would  be 
awn  to  any  point 
are  paid  to  hack- 
dency  to  d»  away 
I  and  necessarily 
)re  disinterested, 
)nest  in  their  rep- 

uit  more    compli- 

accomplish     the 

ger  in  bargaining 

ore  starting  upon 

;  hackman  is  to  be 

upon    alone,  for 

r  is  to  receive  all 

different  points. 


Take  an  example,  and  sL-e  how  the  parties  in- 
terested will  stand  at  the  end  of  the  trip.  A 
party  of  four  engage  a  hack  to  go  to  all  the 
points  of  interest  for  S5.  Tiie  fust  point  visited 
say,  is  goat  Island.  Now  tin-  party  visiting  pays 
§2.  No  conunission  i«  paid.  The  hacUinan 
would  under  ordinary  circumstances  get  nothing 
and  the  party  according;  to  the  arrangement 
made  gets  nothing  back.  While  upon  the 
Island  they  tako  in  the  Cave  of  the  Winds. 
There  they' pay  $1  each,  and  by  the  terms  of 
their  agreement  each  gets  back  50  cents.  They 
ne.xt  goto  Pr.ispect  Park,  they  pay  »o  cents  each 
and  each  get  back  25  cents  commission.  They 
next  visit  the  Whirlpool  Rapids  on  the  Ameri- 
can side  and  pay  50  cents  each,  receiving  back 
25  cents  each.  They  then  cross  the  lower 
bridge,  and  pay  in  the  shape  of  bridge  toll  $1.50 
of  which  nothing  is  received  in  return.  They 
then  take  in  Whirlpool  Rapids  on  the  Canadian 
side  and  the  Whirlpool  paying  $1  each,  fir  the 
two,  and  receive  back  as  commission  50  cents, 
each.  The  museum,  and  the  Burning  Springs 
enteil  another  dollar  outlay,  and  adds  50  cents 
to  the  receipts  of  each  on  commission  account. 
They  now  return  to  the  American  side  by  the 
Hpper  bridge  paying  §1.50  for  W^nt  privilege, 
out  of  which  they  get  no  return.  Let  us  see 
now  how  the  account  standi. 


Paid  for  hack  hire 

Paid  at  Uoat  Islaud 

Paid  at  Cave  of  the  Winds. . 

Received  in  return 82.00 

Paid  at  Prospect  Park 

Received  in  return 1.00 

Paid   at  Whirlpool    Rapids, 
(American  side) 


55.00 
2.00 
400 


2.00 


2.00 


10 

Received  in  return 

Paid  at  Lower  Ihid^o 

I'aid  at  Wliirlpool  IiiiiiidH 
(Caimda  side) 

KefC'ivcd  in   return 

I'aid  lit  Whiiliiool 

llecc'ivrd  in  rctnni 

Piiid  at  liiiniiiif!  Siniiij.^-.  .  . . 

Kcceivfd  in  rt^nrn 

]'uid  at  MusLuni 

Itfceiveil  in  return 

Paid  for  eroswiuj4  I'p.  liridt^e 
ToJi,  htoiieioad,  Canada  side 


1.00 

l.M 

2.00 

1.(1(1   

2.(11) 

l.'ii   

2.»M) 

l.ihi 

2.(M> 

1.(10   

!..">:» 

(1.10 


S8.0() 


i?J(i.lo 


By  this  arrangement  tlie  party  has  the  use  of 
tlic  hack  for  notliinj;  and  75  cis  each  to  the 
good;  have  practically  paid  halfrates  for  visitinj; 
all  tlie  points,  l^y  this  example  it  'vill  he  read- 
ily seen  that  the  amount  paid  to  iiaeknien.  as 
hack  liire  direct,  is  only  a  small  part  of  iluir 
^ains,  The  driver,  in  this  case,  without  the 
special  ariangement  spoken  of,  could  have  well 
afforded  to  drive  the  pai'y  lor  nothiuLC,  relying 
upon  the  commission  foi  nis  icmuntration. 

The  following  case  came  under  tlie  observa- 
ticn  of  the  writer  in  the  summer  of  1882,  and 
only  illustrates  the  rule  at  Niagara  Falls.  A 
party  of  six  gentlemen,  out  for  a  drive,  engaged 
a  hackman  for  six  dollars  to  take  them  to  the 
principal  points  of  interest.  They  took  in  every- 
thing recommended  by  the  generous  driver,  and 
the  '.rip  cost  them  fortoUs  S3300  out  of  which 
the  driver  pocketed  $12.00  as  his  share  of  the 
spoils,  thus  netting  by  the  transaction  §18  00 
and  was  ready  for  a  like  trip  in  the  afternoon. 
When  they  landed,  the  young  gentlemen  not 
knowing  that  the  driver  had  pocketed  about 
half  the  amount  they  had    paid,  handed    him  a 


) 

l.f)0 

2.00 

I  

2.(11) 

I    

2.01) 

( 

2.(1(1 

)   

l..->:) 

O.ll) 

liiis  the  use  of 
CIS  each  to  the 
ites  for  visiting; 
it  '.vill  he  lead- 
;)  hackineii.  as 
1  part  of  llicii' 
:,  without  I  lie 
ould  have  well 
thiiiLj,  lelying 
unt  ration. 
r  the  ohservii- 
r  of  1882,  and 
ara  Falls.  A 
drive,  engaged 
ke  tliem  to  llie 
,'  took  in  every- 
ous  driver,  and 

0  out  of  which 
is  share  of  the 
isaction  §18  00 

1  the  afternoon, 
gentlemen  not 
ocketed  about 
handed    him  a 


11 
further  tip  o(  25  cents  each,  in  consideration  of 
the  good-naturtd  anuistuient  he  had  atloided 
them  during  the  engagenii  iit.  Is  there  no  fiaud 
in  this?  W.'uld  the:-e  young  genlknien  have 
dealt  wit!)  the  driver  upon  such  terms  had  they 
been  aware  of  the  real  lacts  ?  They  weie  payiiig 
him  as  they  supposed  for  his  services  in  the  86. 
They  were  not  aware  that  they  had  paid  him 
twice  over  tiiat  in  !>nollitr  way  beloie  their 
journey  envied.  The  hackmen  alone  could  not 
"thus  pny  ujion  the  travelling  public  ;  but  the 
combination  that  f  .\ists  between  them  and  the 
dealers  on  eveiy  hand,  is  such  that  the  slninger 
unassisted  is  not  able  to  contend  wilh.yThe  fol- 
lowing case  also,  came  within  the  writer's  ob- 
servation during  the  M.n-mer  of  1882.  A  hack- 
man  got  a  partv  of  six  ladies  into  h.is  carriage, 
at  the  Great  Western  Railway  Station,  to  be 
taken  to  the  Falls,  for  10  cents  each.  When  he 
got  to  the  Falls  he  said  to  the  ladies  "you  may 
as  well  sit  still  aid  go  on  up  to  the  Burning 
Springs,  it  won't  cost  you  any  more."  After 
some  solicitation  the  ladies  accepted  the  hack- 
man's  apparently  generous  offer,  and  were 
driven  to  the  place  indicated.  All  went  well  un- 
til they  were  to  lea\  e,  when  they  were  met  with 
a  demand  for  !?3  00,  and  despite  all  their  protes- 
tations the  money  had  to  be  paid.  Out  of  this 
plunder  the  hackman  got  $1.50.  This  is  only  a^ 
further  example  of  tlie  rule  at  Niagara  Falls.. 
The  travelling  public  have  the  remedy  in  their 
hands.  Will  they  ever  ap{)ly  it,  or  will  they  go 
on  as  they  have  for  the  last  thirty  years,  submit- 
ting to  the  impositions  ])racticed,  and  leaving 
the  place  with  anything  but  pleasant  niemories? 
The  iiuthorities  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  Falls 


.__:.„^^ 


_._* 


1 1 


i 


12 
will  never  remedy  the  grievances.  They  are 
too  rr.uch  in  the  power  of  those  who  profit  by  the 
peculiar  system  coiriilained  of.  A  free  park 
and  a  street  railroad  on  both  sides  of  the  river 
would  do  much  to  brin<j  back  to  this  much  per- 
secuted locality  the  Rood  name  that  now  seems 
permantly  lost  to  it.  This,  like  any  other  re- 
form at  Niagara,  must  come  from  without  the 
limits  of  the  area  given  over  to  the  peculiar 
commercial  morality  that  characterizes  the 
place.  VViihout  the  park  there  is  no  hope  for 
refoiniiitidii.  With  it  a  new  system  may  be  in- 
augurated and  better  days  dawn  upon  the  neigh- 
borhood. 


HACKMEJ^'S   TRICKS. 


-0:0:0- 


^-t^HERE  is  probably  no  place  in  the 
*Jj  world  where  there  are  so  many  oppor- 
<^^  tunities  for  committing  frauds  and 
impositions  as  at  this  point.  It  would  seem 
almost  incredible  that  these  fraud  should 
continue  to  be  repeated  when  all  the  world 
has  been  warned  through  the  press  against 
them.  The  very  geography  of  the  locality,  the 
circumstances  peculiar  to  the  place,  and  the  ex- 
igencies of  the  business  people  themselves  tend 
to  place  strangers  at  the  mercy  of  any  who  may 
desire  to  take  advantage  of  them. 

The  Grand  Trunk,  (formerly  the  Great  West- 
ern,) and  the  Erie  Railways  connect  at  Niagara 
Falls,  Canada  side.  People  going  east  by  the 
Erie  leave  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway  at  this 
point,  and  passing  through  the  station,  get  into 
the   Erie  train.    The  following  is  one  of  the 


inces.  They  are 
who  profit  by  the 
of.  A  free  paik 
iides  of  the  river 
;o  this  much  per- 
!  that  now  seems 
ke  any  other  re- 
rom  without  the 
to  the  peculiar 
haraclerizes  the 
e  is  no  hope  for 
■stem  may  be  in- 
n  upon  the  neij^h- 


IIOKS. 

no  place  in  the 
!  so  many  oppor- 
:ing  frauds  and 
It  would  seem 
e  fraud  should 
en  all  the  world 
ie  press  against 
f  the  locality,  the 
?lace,  and  the  ez- 
;  themselves  tend 
r  of  any  who  may 
}m. 

the  Great  West- 
innect  at  Niagara 
oing  east  by  the 
Railway  at  this 
station,  get  into 
ig  is  one  of  the 


tricks  tliat  have  been  played  upon  pi.'opl'' cliaii-;- 
inj;  cars  liere:(^A  stiauK''''  came  out  ihrcui-ii  tlie 
station  and  enquired  ol"  iIk-  first   person   h"   met 
(wlio  liv  the  wav  was  a    liaekiiiaii)   for  tl;c   Hne 
train.    'Tlie    haekman    srcint,'   tliat  the    slran-'T 
was  not    posted  saiil  to  liin,:  "Get  nj^ht   inl  '  'V.v 
hack  and  I  will  take  yon   to  the    statiai.       Von 
have  not  a  monuiU  to    spare   -It    will    cost  you    i 
three  doll. irs."     The  stran^'er    not    beinjr  aware    i 
that  he  was  then  standinf.^  within  a    I'uw    teet   ol 
the  very  train  he  was  eniinirin-;  for,    uul    fearlnl 
of  beinj;  late,  acted  upon  the  hackman's  su';';es- 
lion,  who  deliberately  then  drove  the  slran<;er 
away    from    the  train    he    should    have     taken, 
across  Ihe  Suspension  Bridge,  where   he  had  to 
pay  a  further  ehar.ue  of  75  cents    briil-e    toll,   to 
the  Erie   station  on  the  American  side. 

Could  heartless  imposition    be  more  lla.sjjrant  ! 
A  favorite    trick  of  the  lower  f,n-ade  of  hack- 
men  is  to  brint,'  their  patrons  to    the    train   they 
wish  to  go  by  just  about  the  time  the  tram  is  to 
start,  and    then    demand   from    thoni     probably 
double  the  amount  agreed  upon,  threatening  the 
interference  of  the    police  if  the    demand  is  not 
satisfied.     In  nine  cases  out  of  ten  the   stranger 
I   pays  through  fear  of  being  detained. 
r    Ancther  trick  is   to    keep   whatever  bdls  n-,ay 
be  handed  them  under   these  circumst^mces,  in 
payment  of  the   fare    refusing  to  hand   back  the 
change.     They  know  that  in  a  few  minutes  the 
stranger  will    he   gone    and    there    is  ;in  end  to 
the   contention. 
;        Parties  to  leave  l)y  train  in  this  way   are  call 
ed  in  lutckmen's  vernacular  "train  parties;"  and 
a  hackman  has  a  peculiar   knack  of    finding':  out 
what  disposition  his  patrms  are    about   to  make 


:^' 


0 


^' 


It 

of  tlieinselves.  A  hackrnan  srein^^  a  stranj;er 
walkiti},' alonj,'  llui  bank  towards  the  Falls  will 
ilrive  near  liini  and  saj'  "Golnf;  up  to  the 
Falls?  The  stranf,'er  sa3s  "yes."  The  hack- 
man  says  '-(let  in,  I'm  coin^' rij;ht  up:  it  wm  t 
cost  yOM  anythiuf,'."  The  stran^'er  ),'ets  in  a'nl 
is  driven  to  the  Falls,  Here  he  is  entrf-ated  hv 
II  bevy  of  f,'uides  and  runners  to  ro  undei  tlit- 
sheet  of  water. 

He  const  'its,  and  for  this  disinterested  act  <  f 
kindness  (■)  he  pays  one  dollar,  fifty  cents  as 
commission  to  a  person  he  never  saw  befor.; 
and  by  whom  he  ho|)e^i  never  to  be  recognized 
again.  And  should  the  stranger  happen  to  buy 
a  quantity  of  fancy  goods,  or  get  his  picture  tak- 
en, the  hackman  gels  his  fee  out  of  that  also. 
Another  trick  is,  if  parties  wish  to  go  to  the 
Whirlpool,  the  driver  will  be  sure  to  drive  to 
the  Whirlpool  Rapids  first,  and  then,  after  they 
have  paid  their  fifty  cents,  he  will  tell  them  that 
the  Whirlpool  is  farther  down  the  river.  Or,  if  a 
party  has  a  ticket  for  a  certain  point  of  interest 
they  will -be  driven  to  some  other  place,  which 
they  suppose  is  the  point  (or  whicli  their  ticket 
calls,  and  are  passed  right  through,  but  when 
they  return  they  are  compelled  to  pay  fifty  cents 
each.  After  this  fleecing,  if  they  are  not  too 
angry,  and  have  time,  they  can  go  to  the  point 
for  which  they  hold  a  ticket.  Strangers  are  led 
to  believe,  by  evasion  and  deceit  on  the  part  of 
some  of  the  hackmen,  that  certain  points  of  in- 
terest are  free,  when  it  is  well  know  to  the  hack- 
man  that  a  fee  is  charged.  The  perpetration  of 
this  imposition  is  facilitated  by  the  mana- 
gers of  the  points  referred  to.  The  matter  of 
charge  is  not  mentioned  as  the  party  passes  in, 


•ein;,'  a  straiijjer 
Is  tlie  Falls  will 
}oin<(  lip  to  the 
.es."  'riu-  hack- 
ij^iit  up  :  it  win  t 
nj^'er  >;ets  in  a'lil 
i  is  entrf-iitt'd  liy 
to   i;o  iukIl'i    tilt- 

siiiteiested  art  (  f 
iir,  fifty  cents  as 
lever  saw  before 

0  be  recognized 
fi  happen  to  buy 
it  his  picture  tak- 
DUt  of  that  also, 
ish  to  go  to  the 
sure  to  drive  to  i 

1  then,  after  they 
villtell  them  that 
the  river.  Or,  if  a 

point  of  interest 
ler  place,  which 
'hich  their  ticket 
rough,  but  when 
to  pay  fifty  cents 
hey  are  not  too 
n  go  to  the  point 
Strangers  are  led 
;it  on  the  part  of 
ain  points  of  in- 
now  to  the  hack- 
e  perj)ev'ration  of 
by  the  mana- 
The  matter  of 
party  passes  in, 


but  the  demand  is  made  when  they  are  about  to  I 
leave.  In  many  cases  the  party  would  not 
have  visited  the  place-  at  all  if  they  had  known  j 
that  a  char<;e  wouM  have  been  made,  and  par-  | 
ticularly  if  they  bad  known  the  amount  charged. 
In  all  such  cases  the  hackman  gets  his  share  ol 
the  money  paid.  It  is  tins  hope  of  reward  tnat 
prompts  him  to  delude  and  overreach  the 
stiaiij^fi  Practically  the  hacknu-n  control  all 
the  liiifs  of  business  peculiar  to  lliis  loc.iiily. 
Whom  ihtj'  favor  will  succeed.  W'huni  tiny 
desire  to  crush  must  come  to  gncf.  If  in  t'u  u 
dreadful  might  they  set  their  face  aLiainst  a  bu-;- 
intss  man,  the  f;rass  will  grow  at  his  tliu.shol.l 
before  a  season  passes.  'I'berefore  stran;,'tis 
would  clii  well  to  goto  no  point  of  intticM  where 
back  men  get  a  commission,  and  iiitc  ii)  tancy 
guilds  stire  where  hackmen,  or  clt^rks,  or  port- 
ers importune  them  to  go.  At  all  such  p'aces 
the  parties  importuning  get  a  commission  on 
the  amount  sold,  and  the  stranger  is  charged 
that  much  extra  for  what  he  buys. 


HAOKMEN  NOT  ALONE  BAD, 

— 0:0:0 — 

'HUS  we  see  that  the  hackmen  are  not 
the  only  ones  at  Niagara  Falls  that 
take  advantage  of  the  stranger.  No 
sooner  does  a  stranger  appear  who  c.inin  t  pro- 
nounce the  local  "shibboleth"  than  all  kinds  of 
goods  advance  to  three  or  four  times  their  usual 
price.  Cigars  that  cost  a  cent  and  a  half  each 
are  sold  for  twenty  cents.  "Sagfer  beer  goes  up 
to  ten  cents  a  glass  ;  pop  the  same,  and  every- 
thing else  in  proportion.     Ornaments  that  come 


li- 


lt'. 
Iroiii  l".ni;l,in'.l  an;  sold  tn  lie  Uiaii^'ci  as  Tabl*' 
Kocl^  (Hiiamcms,  ami  labiilDtis  stories  ate  tohl 
of  tlic  (tifliiHilty  experienced  in  procuring  tlieni. 
It  is  a  won.Ier  thai  some  of  the  spokes  of  the 
'Inis  that  went  down  with  Table  Kock  are  not 
for  salr  in  some  of  the  shops  ? 

W'c  find  that  there  arc  some  hackmen  just  as 
h>)nest  aud  upright  in  their  vocation  as  other 
men  are  in  their  husiu'ss.  They  try  to  make 
all  ;heycan  ;  yet  they  do  not  deceive  their  |i.ir- 
ties,  but  tel  tl'icm  fr  iiikly  what  is  charge. 1  at 
the  various  points  of  interest,  and  eiulea\i)r  to 
give  tli"ii  reliable  information.  It  is  true  that 
they  also  receive  the  commission,  but  as  many 
()•'  them  receive  but  a  few  paltry  dollars  per 
m mth  as  wau;es.  they  are  comp.illed  to  take  the 
C(Mninissiiin  in  order  to  support  ihemselvLS  .uul 
family,  If  owners  of  h.icks  would  pay  their 
drivers  re.iscui.ible  wages  for  their  services  very 
much  of  the  fraud  now  practiced  by  them  would 
disappear. 


The  Experience  of  John  Laudorbaiich. 


il 


f 


'ELL,  Mr.  L.iuderbauch,  I  hear 
that  you  have  been  to  Niagara 
I-'alls    and    had    a   very    good 
time.     Will  you  please  tell  us  all  about  it  ?" 

"Veil,  mine  friendt,  it  vas  youst  like  dis.  Mine 
frau  Petsey,  she  say  to  tne,  Shon,  you  has  vork- 
ed  hard  all  der  summer  und  der  best  is  for  you 
to  shust  shtop  a  leetle  und  rest  mit  yourself  a 
vile." 
"Veil,''  I  say  to  mine  Petsey,  "veil,  Petsey,  vot 


liMiiLrei  as  Tabl'" 
stories  ate  tol" 
procuring  tiiem. 
he  spokes  of  tlie 
le   Rock  are   not 

liackiiifii  Just  as 
ocation  as  oilit-r 
hey  try  to  make 
leccive  their  par- 
at  is  ch;ii^;e.l  at 
and  eiuleavor  to 
It  is  true  that 
ion,  but  as  many 
altry  doHars  \-\vi- 
p.:ile(l  Ui  laki;  th<- 
t  lliemseivLS  ,iiul 
would  pay  tlien 
leir  services  very 
d  by  ilieni  would 


Laudorbaiich. 


iderb-iucli,  I  hear 
2  been  to  Niasjiara 
I  ad  a  very  good 
all  about  it  ?" 
ust  like  dis.  Mine 
ion,  you  has  vork- 
;r  best  is  for  you 
St  mit  yourself  a 

"veil,  Petsey,  vot 


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I  shall  do  mit  myself?"      "Veil,"  says  Petsey, 
"  you  go  one  ov  dem  excursions  mit  to  der  Falls 
und  have  vone  goot  dimes,  und  bring  me  vone 
new  dress  vhen  you  come  back  mit  yourself." 

"So  I  veni  right  avay  (juick,  und  got  me  vone 
of  does  excursion  dickets,  und  dernext  morning 
I  got  der  atheam  vagon  m,  und  putty  soon  der 
bell  he  ring,  und  den  der  vagoa  he  sthart  off  und, 
Shiminy  cripas,  yoi  ought  youst  to  see  how 
dem  vences  und  dem  pig  stables,  und  dem  hen 
houses  und  sucli  things  did  fly  py.  I  daut  dot 
efery  dings  vas  alife.  Ven  voder  Falls  am  to, 
und  der  vagon  got  out,  eferypody  vas  hollering 
youst  so  loud  vat  he  could,  und  vhen  he  say 
'Free  buss,'  for  some  davern  vot  I  don't  unJer- 
sthandt.  So,  says  I  myself  to,  'Saon,  dot  is  der 
bliice  vor  you.'  So  I  got  der  buss  in,  und  ve 
drove  der  sthreet  dri)ugh,  und  putty  quick  ve 
come  to  der  davern  ven  dt;r  bus  sthopped,  und 
I  got  mit  myself  out  und  valked  der  house  in 
und  sit  down  myself.  Putty  soon  a  man  comes 
und  say.s  dot  dinnf  r  vas  ready,  did  I  vant  some? 
und  I  say  yes.  Und  den  I  got  up  and  veut  der 
dable  to  und  sit  myself  down,  und  eating  com- 
menced. I  dook  a  cup  of  cofTee  und  I  put  dree 
sphocnsful  uv  sugar  in,  because  I  daught  it 
vould  not  cost  any  more  ov  I  put  in  dree  sphoon- 
fullsasvone.  I  eat  a  schmall  biece  of  meat, 
und  some  botaters,  und  ven  I  vas  done  I  asked 
der  davern-keeper  vot  it  all  cost,  und  he  said 
'vone  toUar.'  So  tinks  I,  by  Shiminy,  dare  bees 
vone  tollar  gone  putty  quick.  Veil,  I  says,  here 
bees  your  tollar,  und  now  I  bees  going  to  look 
aroundt  some.  Veil,  says  der  man  vhat  der 
davern  keeps,  don't  you  vant  ter  ride  ?  Oh,  no, 
1  says,  I  can  aroundt  valk.     O,  no,  said  der  man 


vli.il  ili.T  (l.ivcrn  keeps,  ilut  vill  iicvor  do;  you 
only  ^'o  iliT  voild  Vv)ikj  droii,'Ii,  u.iJ  ho  iii.iy 
yoiHt  so  i^dot  ride  .IS  v  ilk.  Veil,  I  s.iys,  Ii  jw 
iiMocli  it  to^l  veil  I  ride  mit  dcr  v. 1,4011  rouiidt  ? 
(),  he  Hiiy,  vf.  make  dot  all  riclit  vcii  you  back 
comcH.  So  I  s,iy  all  richt.  So  I  ^'ot  dcr  va^'oii 
in,  uml  di'i-  man  vhat  sit  on  dcr  topoCdcr  va^on 
lie  St  irts  olfinit  nifi  ri;,'',it  avay  quick." 

"\'i-ll,  dcr  lust  hlaee  vii.it  ve  stIio,)jijd  at  vas 
dot  long  piid,;,'o  vli  u  j,'ou.s  dcr  river  ol'er,  und  a 
man  co.iua  out  und  s.iy.s  dot  I  muit  j;ive  him 
vonc  toUar  p  d'ore  I  ;,'ot;s  iLr  prid„'e  over.  V.U,  I 
f;ives  d('r  in  1 1  voiil- loll.ir,  un.l  den  wj  vjiit  on 
d';r  odor  side,  und  vent  der  river  d  ivvn  dill  wc 
ci)me.<i  to  a  lilac;  vhere  a  mm  comes  und  opens 
dcr  v;)f,'(in  door  mid  as!;s  mj  to  ijet  oul.  So  I  tjetH 
out  und  },'oes  der  house  in  vliere  every  din'^s 
looks  very  nice,  nnd  vone  m  m  h':  d  d<e.-i  m;  u  id 
sits  ve  111  a  vi'j^'):i  mit  a  hox  pel  i.v  viiie'i  d,'y 
lull  ot  vater  m  ike;  ;  und  den  vh'-'n  der  box  vas 
full  of  vater  avay  1-r  ding  vent,  und  der  firMJit 
ding  dot  I  knowul  I  vas  down  the  river  pank, 
vhcn  .1  111  111  corn'is  and  says  d  )t  lij  miislit  my 
hicture  dace.  Veil,  I  said,  if  hi  nuisht  he 
iiuisht,  lor  I  could  iijt  help  it.  So  in  a  leedle 
vhile  lie.c nil  !s  uii  1  s xy.s  dot  he  must  h  ive  liva 
tollirs.  Und  I  s  ly  for  vh  it  ?  U.id  h^  s  lys  for 
dem  hictiires.  S.)  I  gives  him  life  tollars  for 
deiii  bictuies  vhicli  1  lial'e  not  seen  ;  but  der  man 
says  it  bees  all  right  und  he  vill  send  me  dem 
bictures  putty  soon  right  avay  quick." 

"So  I  vent  und  got  in  dot  vagon  again,  und  a 
poy  he  comes  und  pulls  der  ropi  vhat  makes  der 
pell  ring  for  der  ding  to  jjo,  und  den  he  vanta 
fifty  cents.  So  I  gifes  dot  poy  fifty  cents,  uni 
dinks    myself    dot  de  money  flies  avay    putty 


iicvor  ill) ;  you 
;Ii,  uiiJ  Hi)  may 
^11,  I  ii.iyn,  A  >\v 
r  V. 1,4011  rouiult  ? 
t  ven   you  back 

I  ;,'i)t  clcr  va;,'oii 
to;)  of  clcr  va^oii 
quick." 

stlio,)pjil  at  VMS 
river  ol'er,  uiiil  a 

inuit   );ive  liiui 

.1,40  over.   V.U,  I 

lien  wj   vjiit  on 

:r  il  )wn  dill  wc 

om;;s  un:l  opuns 

ut  out.  So  I  !;utH 

ere   evjry  ilin','s 

I'j  il  ikt's  ni  -■  n  k1 

jI  ).v  viiici   iL'v 

\\'in   iluT  box  vas 

,  nnJ  iler  iirslU 

liiu   river  paiik, 

)t  lij  inuslu   my 

f  hi     inusiit    li  J 

Sj  in  a  lu.-lltj 
:  must  li  ivo  livd 
U.ul  hi  s  lys  tor 
n  life  tollars  for 
;en  ;  but  der  man 
II  send  me  deiu 
luick." 

fon  again,  und  a 
;  vhat  makes  der 
d  den  he  vants 
fifty  cents,  uni 
[lies  avay    putty 


I'J 

quick.     But  vlien  I  >;ot  up  to  der  top  a^ain  I  v  vs 
vorser  off  as  efer,  lof  den  der  vimen  dey  come* 
und  Kay,  pny  dis  und  puy  dot  for  to  dake  home 
to   minu    I'ctHcy.     «o    I  pout;lit  all    I    could   in 
my  b<)ck.;ts   cury,  for  vhich    I   pait  ten  tolliirs.    , 
Den  I  Hlharted  for  der  va^'on,  but  von  vnmui  she 
aay  sthop  ;  you  must  fifty  cents  bay.     Und  I  say 
vhat  for  '      LJtul  she   say  for  riding'  dot  railway 
down  vhat  mit  vater  ),'oes.       So  I  paid  dem  fifty 
cents  und  ;;ot  der  va^'on  in.     Den  d.ir  man  vhat 
sits  on  top  he  drifc  off  putty  (luick,  und  vlien  he 
sthop  a>,Min  an   oder  man  he  opens  der  vaf,'on 
door  und  say  'Vhirlpool.'     So  I  tjets  (uit  ov  d-r 
vaKon  und  1  valks  fpiite  a  lon^' vay  vhen  I  comes 
'   to  a  blaco;  vliere  der  vas  some  l-edle  v  i^'ons  on 
top  of  sonv  dini,'s  virit  locked  like  a  rail   vence 
tied  fashl  mit  some  ropi-'s,    apont  as   pi;;  as  d.r 
lines  vat  mine  Petsey  hanj,'  her  clothes  on  vlien 
she  vashes.     I  don't  vas   like  der  look  of  dose 
din;,'s,    und  say    tr)  dhis  man,   v.it   beesh  dey  ? 
Vhat  vould  peconi"  ov  me  ov   d-iin  ropes  v  )ul>l 
preak  in  two  pieces  ?     Veil,  der  man  he  only  l'»l' 
und  s.iy,  dot  depenls  vat  kiirl  ov  a  m  m  you  b'jes. 
Veil,  says  I,  1  bees  not  a  very  pad  man,  und  so  I 
f,'ot  dot  h^edle  v.v^m   in  und  dow  1  I  vent    putty 
([uick     Hat  I   cati  doid  you,    mnvj  frient,    dot  I 
surely  douf,'ht  I  vould  t;o  ri«ht  dot  rifor  in.      So 
I  n  )t   sthav  lon^',    but  «"««  P'l'^''^  '"    ^^-^  va%'on 
right  avay'quick  ;  und  ven  I  com  js  dare  anudler 
man  he  say,  fifty  cents,    blease.     So  I    not   s.iy 
anydin^s  but    gif^s  him    der    fifty  cents,     und 
dought  to  mineself  dot  if  I  did  not  got  honv.;  putty 
quicl;  I  vould    not  hafe    monish  enough  lelt   to 
buy  my  Pjt.^ey  a  new  dress.   So  I  get  der  vagon 
vune  once  more  in,  und  der  man  vhat  sits  on  top 
ov  der  vagon  hj  say,  ve  vill  now  go  und  see  der 


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dcible  on  der  rock,  or  some  dings  like  dot,  urd  I 
say  all  rig'u.  Veil,  vhen  ve  comes  dare  I  could 
see  no  dable,  noddings  but  some  rock,  sodought 
ve  vould  go  on.  Hut  a  man  he  comes  und  says 
you  musht  down  init  der  stairs  go.  So  I  say  all 
right.  S  )  he  made  me  put  on  some  close  vhat 
looked  like  soma  old  sturgin  skins,  und  den 
der  man  he  goes  down  firsht  und  I  go  pehind, 
und  putty  quick  ve  comes  to  der  blace  vhereder 
vater  down  comes  vorser  den  at  old  Fill  Powers' 
saw  mill.  So  ve  not  very  longsthay,  for  I  could 
nodJitigs  but  vater  sea  any  how.  Dan,  ven  I 
back  oniis  djre  vas  vone  tollar  to  bay  und  den 
der  man  vat  with  me  vent  down  he  vanted  a 
j  tollar  for  der  use  of  dem  old  sturgm  skin  close, 
vhich  twj  toilars  make.  Und  den  dere  vaa 
some  more  bictures  vanted,  but  1  begins  to  get 
mat,  so  I  dolt  dem  vellers  dot  dey  musht  go 
mitout  mine  bicture.  So  I  got  der  vagon  once 
more  in,  und  der  man  vat  sits  on  top  he  drifes 
on  putty  fasht,  und  der  firsht  ding  vhat  I  know- 
ed  ve  comes  to  a  place  vhere  der  vas  a  leedle 
fire  plazing  up,  und  der  man  vhat  vas  dare,  he 
too  vanted  a  half  tollar,  und  I  said  for  vhat  .' 
Vhen  he  said,  for  that  fire  looking  at.  So  I  gifes 
him  a  half  tollar,  und  dellcd  him  dot  if  he  vould 
come  to  see  me  I  vould  some  prush  heaps  afire 
make  -jnd  he  could  see  dot  for  noddings. 

Dan  I  dells  der  man  vhat  on  top  ov  der  vagon 
sits  to  drife  me  pack  der  pridge  over  quicker  as 
no  dime,  (or  I  not  vant  to  see  any  more  of  der 
Falls.  But  der  man  he  say  you  must  Proslpect 
Park  see  und  some  oder  place  vat  dey  calls  Goat 
Island.  But  I  say  it  makes  me  noddings  out,  I 
did  not  vant  any  more  goats  for  to  see  tor  it  cost 
too  many  sthamps.     Veil,  dot  bees  all  right,  so 


js  like  dot,  und  I 
mes  dare  I  could 
e  rock,  sodought 

comes  und  says 
go.     So  I  say  all 

some  close  vhat 

skins,  und  den 
nd  I  go  pehind, 
r  blace  viiereder 

old  Fill  Powers' 
thay,  for  I  could 
w.  Dan,  ven  I 
r  to  bay  und  den 
vn  he  vanted  a 
irgin  skin  close, 
i  den    dere   vaa 

1  begins  to  get 
:   dey  niushl  go 

der  vagon  once 
on  top  he  drifes 
ng  vhat  I  know- 
ier  vas  a  leedle 
at  vas  dare,  he 

said  for  vhat  ? 
ig  at.  So  I  gifes 
1  dot  if  he  vouid 
rush  heaps  afire 
oddings. 
;op  ov  der  vagon 

over  quicker  as 
ny  more  of  der 
1  must  Proslpect 
It  dey  calls  Goat 

noddings  out,  I 
to  see  tor  it  cost 
fses  all  right,  so 


21 
he  drives  me  to  der  davern  back,  und  dei    m:v\ 
vhat  der  davern  keeps  he  comes  out  und  i^.iys,    [ 
veil,  you  hafe  had  vone  good  dimes  I  guc3s.    O. 
putty  good,  says  I.     Now,  vat  you  vants  fur  der 
vagon?     Twelve  dollars,   says  der  man.     But, 
my  Shiminy,  how  dot  makes  my  eyes  stick  out. 
Und  I  say  to  der  davern  man,  vat  for  so  much  ? 
Und  he  say,  veil,  look  here,  mine   friendt,  you 
see  der  man  vot  sits  on  top  of  der  vagon  he  dells 
you  how  long  der  bridge   vas  over,  und  dot  vas 
vorth   vone  toUar;  den  he  dells  you  how  high 
der  pridge  vas  down,  und  dot  v.is  vorth  a  toUar; 
und  den  he  tells  you  vhere  der  man   falls  der 
pank  ofer,  und  dot  vas  vone  tollar  wort ;  und  he 
exblained  about   der  Maid   dot  vent   der    Mist 
down,  und  dot  vas  vorth  dree  toUars ;  und  d<.n 
der  vagon   vas  vorth   si.K  tollars,  so  dot  makes 
der  dwelve  tollars.     Veil,  so  I  baid  deni  dwelve 
tollars,  und  den  der  davern  man  say,  come,  my 
friendt,  have  a   trink  mit  me.     Veil,  I  says,   1 
don't  care    if  I    do.     So  I   doo'     a    trink    mit 
him,  und  den  I  say,  now  hafe    a  trink  mit  me. 
All  right,  he  says,  so  den  ve  took  anudder  trink. 
Den  der  davern  man  he  say,  now,  look  here, 
my  friendt,  I  have  to  bay  for  my  trinks  youst 
as  veil  as  you  do,  so  now  I  vill  schake  der  dice 
mit  you  to  see  who  shall  poth   trinks  bay  for. 
3j  I  say  all  right,  und  vhen  ve  had  schook  der 
dice  I  had  poth  the  trinks  to  bay  for. 

By  dis  dime  I  dought  all  vhat  a  man  had  to 
do  vhen  aider  Falls  vas  youst  to  give  derbeble 
m.)ney.  So  vhen  a  poy  comes  up  und  asks  my 
pjots  for  to  shine  I  say  yes,  und  I  gifes  him  half 
a  tollar ;  und  den  anudder  poy  comes  for  to  help 
hi.-n,  und  hci  spit  on  der  poots  vone  or  twice,  so 
I  gifes  him  half  a  tollar.     D^n  one  ov  dem  pig 


-"—4- 


22 
plack  fellers  vliat  come  from  der  Sout,  he 
comes  und  sthands  and  looks  at  me  avhile,  und 
as  I  hardly  knowed  if  I  was  in  der  United  States 
or  Canada  any  more,  so  I  gife  him  half  a  tollar 
too. 

Und  I  can  dold  you  py  dis  dhime  my  bocket 

f)Ook  looks  putty  slim,  so  I  dake  dot  free  bus 
order  stheam  vagon  house  quicker  na  no  dime, 
und  I  can  dold  you  dot  vhen  I  got  dot  stheam 
vagon  vonce  more  in  I  feel  petter  as  good.  But 
vhen  I  gets  home  I  dells  Petsey  dot  I  could 
findt  no  goot  tress  for  her,  und  dot  she  musht 
vait  dill  ve  dis  fall  our  bigs  kill. 


A  TRAVELLER'S  PRAYER. 


BY  .nillN    C.  RHEA. 


Oh,  woL'dei-ful  Niagara,  amid  thy  ceuHeless  roar 

The  aou?  earth   Inosed  and  longing,  to  heaven  would  li!:o  to 

soar. 
But  viewinp  all  thy  beauties  ia  HatiRfled  to  Ktay 
If  you'll  send  voiir  hockmpu  and  runners  all  away. 
Yet  it  niiijht  lie  litmt  to  show  them   'mong  your  other  curious 

things  t 
Iiot  us  think  of  that  a  moment,  for  the  thonght  soiue  laughter 

briug-i. 
Tou  might  catalogue  them  fully,  and  regain  from  div  t->  day  - 
The  quarters  that  from  visitors  tlioNe  men  have  taken  away. 
How  would  it  do  to  place  them  where  the  Tool'  goos  rouud  and 

round, 
Mid  the  roar  of  rushing  waters,  sure  some  solace  might  be 

found. 
And  very  soon  the  tables  would  be  turned  on  men  of  sin. 
For  tbey.  and  not  the  traveller,  would  then  be  taken  in. 
But  still  there  is  another  place  their  calling  peems  to  suit, 
Wbere  clamors  of  their  voice  however  IoikI  would  soon  be  mute. 
And  the  visitor  secure  at  rest,  that  rest  he  soldoni  dudd. 
Could  smile  to  see  their  whips  uprai8e<1  from  out  the  "Uive  of 

Winds." 
Another  place  is  left  for  them !  And  ever,  ever  more 
The  wrangling  of  the  hackmeu  would  be  bushsd  along  the 

shore , 
Securely  bound  «ud  numbered,  and  the  n'.ace  made  free  from 

toil- 
Ob,  what  a  place  to  jam  them  in  would  bo  the  "Devil's  ITole." 


rom  der  Sout,  he 
:s  at  me  avhile,  und 
n  der  United  States 
fe  him  half  a  tollar 

I  dhime  my  bocket 
dake  dot  free  bus 
quicker  as  no  dime, 
I  got  dot  stheam 
)etter  as  good.  But 
Petsey  dot  I  could 
jnd  dot  she  musht 
ciU. 


PRAYER. 


EA. 

iless  roar 

to  heaven  would  li!:o  to 

B(l  to  fitay 

ers  all  away. 

luiiK  yuur  other  curious 

)  thought  sotue  laughter 

•eRiiiii  from  diy  t-i  day  - 
mon  have  taken  away, 
bhe  Tool'  BO08  rouuJ  and 

3  some  solace  might  be 

lied  on  men  of  sin, 
theu  be  taken  in. 
alliuK  peems  to  Htiit, 
loud  would  Roon  be  mute, 
t  he  aoldoin  ftudd, 
il  from  out  the  "Cave  of 

■er,  ever  more 

Id  be  buRhsd   alimg  the 

he  place  made  tree  from 

a  bo  the  "Devira  nole." 


~-  j:nrf»i.i.^, 


HOW  TO  SEE  NIAGARA  FALLS. 

HE  first  and  great  object  ot  the  visitor 
to  Niagara  is  to  get  a  complete  view 
v___>  of  the  Falls  themselves.  We  shall 
therefore  endeavor,  as  briefly  as  possible,  to  tell 
our  readers  how  to  see  ihem. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Railw.iy  Station  at  Niagara 
Falls,  Ont.,  (formerly  Clifton,)  is  about  two 
miles  from  the  Falls  on  the  Canada  side.  Visi- 
tors arriving  at  this  station  can  engage  hacks  to 
take  them  to  the  Falls,  or  which  is  better  stil  , 
if  they  have  the  time,  they  can  take  the  walk 
alon''  the  beautiful  river  bank  where  a  pictui- 
esque  scenery  is  constantly  presented  to  the  eye 
until  suddenly  the  Falls  themselves  burst  upon 
the  view  and  they  are  beheld  in  ail  their  gran- 
deur, free  ol  charge.  .       j        r  .i,„ 

A  substantial  iron  fence  along  the  edge  of  the  . 
bank  was  erected  during  '''.e  summer  of  1883  by  I 
the  O.uaiio  Government,  making  this  charming  j 
walk  perfectly  safe ;  also  a  sidewalk  extending  , 
the  whole  distance  to  the  Falls  will  be  built  by  i 
the  town  ready  for  the  summer  of  1884,  which  : 
i  will  complete  wh.U  will  ever  after  be  the  most  1 

delightful  promenade  on  the  continent. 
'  Passengers  coming  from  the  west  by  the 
Michigan  Central  (Canada  Southern)  should 
leave  the  cars  at  the  Niagara  Falls  station, 
where  a  short  walk  down  to  the  river  will  bring 
them  within  full  view  of  the  mighty  cataract. 

Passeugers    arriving  at  Niagara    tails  from 
any  point   on   the  American  side   can  see  the 
r  Falls  from  either  Prospect  Park  or  Goat  Island.; 
1^ Admission  fee  to  Goat  Island  is  50  cents.    This 


'2(i 
fee  includes  the  Three  Sister  Islands,  Biddle 
Stairs  which  leads  down  to  the  water's  ed(,'e 
below  the  bank,  and  all  the  points  that  can  be 
visited  from  Goat  Island,  except  Cave  of  the 
Winds. 

The  admission  to  Prospect  Park  is  25  cents, 
the  inclined  railway  leading  down  to  the  water's 
edge  below  the  bank  is  25  cents  more,  and  the 
ferry  to  Canada  also  25  cents.  But  parties 
wishing  to  go  to  Canada  this  way  should  pur- 
chase their  ticket  at  the  gate  where  50  cts.  will 
procure  them  n  ticket  that  will  admit  to  the  Park 
and  secure  the  use  of  the  inclined  railway,  fer- 
riage to  Canada  and  returii. 

Or  they  can  cross  the  new  Suspension  Bridge 
by  paying  25  cents  each  way  and  50  cents  car- 
riage toll. 

But  for  those  who  study  economy  and  wish 
at  the  same  time  to  get  a  perfect  and  full  view 
of  the  wonderful  Niagara,  the  best  way  is  to 
take  the  street  car  to  Suspension  Bridge  for 
which  the  fare  is  only  five  cents,  see  the  new 
Cantilever  Bridge,  then  buy  a  return  ticket  over 
the  Suspension  Bridge,  which  is  only  25  cents 
for  those  who  return  the  same  day,  ther  take 
the  delightful  walk  along  the  river  bank  on  the 
Canada  side  and  view  the   Falls  free  of  charge. 

Thus  we  have  shown  that  for  those  who  wish 
and  are  able  to  walk,  the  Falls  themselves  can 
be  seen  with  little  or  no  expense.  Those  com- 
ing on  the  Canadian  lines  have  a  free  view ; 
those  on  the  American  side  for  30  cents. 

But  those  who  wish  to  be  driven  from  their 
station  to  the  Falls  must  of  course  pay  for  the 
hack.  Should  they  wish  to  visit  the  various 
outlying  points  of  interests  in  the  vicinity,  at  all 


rli_ 


■■ 


Islands,  Biddle 
the  water's  edf^e 
ints  that  can  bo 
:ept  Cave  of  the 

Park  is  25  cents, 
wn  to  the  water's 
Its  more,  and  the 
nts.  But  parlies 
way  should  pur- 
I'here  50  cts.  will 
admit  to  the  Park 
ined  railway,  fer- 

uspension  Bridge 
ind  50  cents  car- 

onomy  and  wish 
set  and  full  view 
i  best  way  is  to 
ision  Bridge  for 
nts,  see  the  new 
return  ticket  over 
is  only  25  cents 
e  day,  ther  take 
•iver  bank  on  the 
Is  free  of  charge. 
T  those  who  wish 

themselves  can 
se.  Those  com- 
ive  a  free  view ; 

30  cents. 
Iriven  from  their 
»urse  pay  for  the 
krisit   the  various 
he  vicinity,  at  all 


' 


27 
of  which  an  admission  fee  is  charged,  the  bill 
will  necessarily  be  considerably  increased. 

TAKE  MOBE    TIME   AT   NIAGARA 

if  you  would  enjoy  your  visit  and  save  expense. 
Most  people  come  in  on  the  train  and  the  mo- 
mert  they  leave  the   cars  commence  rushing 
from  one  point  of   interest  to  another  without 
any  definite  idea  of  where  th?y  are  going,  incur 
all  the  expense  in  a  single  day  that  should  be 
distributed  over  an   entire  week,   and  then  go 
home  sweurinK  about  the  "extortions"  of  Niag- 
ara.    Niagara  Falls  and  the  various  places  of 
interest  in  the   vicinity  cannot  be  seen  in  a  few 
hours.     If  you  would  see  all,  take  lodgings  at 
a  hotel  where  the  fare  is  suitable  to  your  means, 
and  then  take  lime  for  your  sight-seeing.  If  you 
can  afford  ihe  luxury  of  a   carriage   you  can  be 
accommodated  at  as   low  a  rate  as  can   be  ob- 
tained at  any  other  place  on  the  continent.     It 
your  means  will  not  afford    a  carriage,  tiiere  is 
no  reason  why  you  should  not  adopt  the  English 
custom    and    walk.     The  distance  between  the 
various  points  of  interest  is  not  great,  the  walks 
from  one  place  tO  another  are  pleasant  and  safe, 
and  the  scenery   unsurpassed.     [See  chapters 
on  Distances  and  Admission  Fees,] 


•-fc^-SMS-^S^ 


If 


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Distances  of  the  Points  of  Interest 
from  the  Falls. 

0 

AMEIilCAN  SIDE. 

OAT  Island  lies  between    the  Horse- 
shoo  and  American  Falls. 

The  Three  Sister  Islands,  Luna  Island,  Bath 
Island,  die,  all  belong  to  the  Goat  Island  group, 
and  are  reached  only  from  Goat  Island. 

Cave  of  the  Winds  is  behind  the  Centre  Fall 
and  can  only  be  reached  from  Goat  Island. 

The  Rock  of  Ages  is  the  luige  rock  lying  in 
front  of  the  Cave  of  the  Winds. 

Prospect  Park  occupies  all  the  river  front  be- 
tween the  upper  Suspension  Bridge  and  the 
Falls. 

The  Shadow  of  the  Rock  iz  behind  the  sheet 
of  water  of  the  American  Fill.  It  is  reached  by 
the  Inclined  Railway  from  Prospect  Park. 

The  upper  Suspension  Bridge  is  about  one- 
eighth  of  a  mile  below  the  American  Fall. 

The  new  Cantilever  Bridge  is  about  two 
miles  below  the  Falls. 

The  Railway  Suspension  Bridge  is  only  380 
feet  below  the  Cantilever  Bridge,  hence  two 
miles  below  the  Falls. 

The  Whirlpool  Rapids  is  about  halt  a  mile 
below  the  Railway  Suspension  Uiidge. 

The  Whirlpool  is  about  one  mile  below  the 
Railway  Suspension  Bridge,  hence  about  three 
miles  from  the  Falls. 

The  Devil's  Hole  is  about  one  mile  down  the 
river  from  the  Whirlpool,  but  at  this  date  is  not 
open  for  visitors. 


its  of  Interest 
alls. 

G. 

itween    the  Horse- 
Falls. 

Luna  Island,  Bath 

Goat  Island  group, 

oat  Island. 

nd  the  Centre  Fall 

n  Goat  Island. 

nv^e  rock  lying  in 

ids. 

the  river  front  be- 
)n    Bridge  and  the 

13  behind  the  sheet 
1.     It  is  reached  by 
rospect  Park. 
ridge  is  about  one- 
American  Fall. 
idge   is  about    two 

Bridge  is  only  380 
Bridije,    hence  two 

about  halt  a  mile 
on  I)i'idf,'e. 
ne    mile  below  the 
,  hence  about  three 

:one  mile  down  the 
t  at  this  date  is  not 


ca;;ai  a  mue. 

The  Burning;  Sprmg  is  about  one  mile  above 
the  Falls,  at  the  upper  end  of  Cl»rk  Hill  Islands. 

Clark  Hill  Ishmds  ;ire  five  in  number,  e\- 
tending  from  the  Falls  about  one  mile  up  the 
river,  lying  between  the  main   land  an'l  Rapids. 

Falls  View  is  a  point  nearly  m  front  of  Loretto 
Convent  on  the  brow  of  the  hill  overlooking  the 
Rapids  and  the  I'alls,  whf  re  the  Michi^'an  Cen- 
tral trains  hah  fur  passengers  to  view  the  Falls. 

The  Museum  is  only  a  few  rods  from  the 
Falls. 

Lundy's  Lane  Battle  Ground  is  about  one  and 
one-quarter  miles  west  of  the  Falls. 

New  Suspension  Bridge  about  half  a  mile 
from  the  Horseshoe  Fall. 

The  Cantilever  Bridge  and  Railway  Suspen- 
sion Bridge  are  only  380  feet  apart  and  about 
two  miles  froir>  the  Falls. 

Whirlpool  Rapids  is  only  about  one-eight  of 
a  mtle  below  the  Railway  vSuspension  Bridge. 

The  Whirlpool  is  about  one  mile  below  the 
Railway  Suspension  Bridge. 

Brock's  Monument  is  at  Queenston,  about 
seven  miles  from  the  Falls. 


DISTANCES  OF  RAILWAY  i-TATtrNS  FRfM  THE    FALM. 

Michigan  Central,  Niagara  Fulls  Station, 
Canada  side,  is  on-: -half  mile. 

Grand  Trunk,  Niagara  Falls  Station,  Canada 
side,  about  two  miles. 

New  York  Central,  Niagara  Falls  Station, 
American  side,  about  one-quarter  mile. 


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80 

Erie,  Nia'rara  Falls  Station,  American  side, 
about  throe-quarters  of  a  mile. 

West  Shore,  Ntuj^ara  Palls  Station,  American 
side,  ab'>ut  three-fourths  of  a  mile. 

Lifhijjh  Valley,  Nia^Hra  Falls  Station,  Amcri- 
cnn  side,  about  three-fourths  of  a  mile. 

Home,  Waterlown  and  Ogdensburg,  Niagara 
Falls  Station,  Americon  side,  about  one-quarter 
of  a  mi4e. 


Tl 


TnK   nAJLWA,V   BWTEH   AT    MIAOARA    PALLS. 

All  the  lines  af  milway  coming  to  Niagara 
Falts  centre  at  the  point  where  the  Railway 
Suspension  Bridge  and  new  Cantilever  Bridge 
span  the  river,  about  two  miles  below  the  Falls, 
and  about  one  mile  above  the  Whirlpool.  Each 
railway,  except  the  Grand  Trunk,  has  a  station 
nearer  the  Falls,  but  they  all  have  one  also  at 
this  place,  in  close  proximity  to  each  olher. 

Here  there  is  a  town  on  each  side  of  the  river 
with  stores,  post  office,  express  and  telegraph 
tilliced,  and  with  abundant  hotel  accommoda- 
tion. The  place  on  the  American  side  is  called 
Suspension  Bridge,  that  on  the  Canadian  side 
Nfagara  Falls,  (formerly  Clifton.) 

Visitors  should  take  special  notice  of  this 
fact,  as  when  at  this  point,  on  either  side  of  the 
river,  they  are  abotrt  midway  between  the  dif- 
(trent  points  of  i«iterest,  the  Whirlpool  on  the 
one  side  and  the  Falls  on  the  other. 

Hirtel  fare  h^rc,  too,  is  cheaper  than  it  is 
nearer  t!ie  Falls,  and  the  accommodation  equal- 
ly as  good. 

In  the  matter  of  hack  hire,  carriages  can  be 


J 


,  American   side, 

Station,  Ameiican 

mile. 

Is  Station,  Amcri- 

f  a  mile. 

iensburg,  Niagarti 

about  one-quarter 


AOARA    PALLS. 

oming  to  Niagara 
lere  the  Railway 
j*antilever  Bridge 
s  below  the  Kails, 

Whirlpool.  Each 
link,  has  a  station 
I  have  one  also  at 
to  each  olher. 
:h  side  of  the  river 
Bs  and  telegraph 
lotel  accommoda- 
ican  side  is  called 
he  Canadian  side 
on.) 

al  notice  of  this 
I  either  side  of  the 

between  the  dif- 
Whirlpool  on  the 
other. 

[leaper  than  it  is 
immodation  equal- 

c«rriages  can  be 


81 

obtained  at  tliis  plice  as  cheaply  and  as  readily 
as  at  the  st.ilions  nearer  the  Falls. 

Oil  tlic  A.nencan  side  a  street  railway  with  a 
five  cent  tin  ,  runs  to  the  Falls.  On  the  Canada 
side  a  cliar.riiv„'  walk  alonj;  the  river  bank  is 
open  to  those  wlu)  may  not  wish  a  carriage. 

Admission  Fees  and  Tolls* 

AMKKH'.VS   MDK. 

To  Ooat  iHliUi.l  lor  tho  .lay »"[>*> 

"  Cave  of  llie  WiiidH,  witli  diesH  A  guiilo  I  00 
■•   I',  .H()i<ct  fark  for  tlieday "''*•_> 

I  ••  /vrt  (iallery,  (PmsiM-ct  Park,) 0  W 

"   liic.iiicil  llailwny     •'         "     •.;•;«« 

••  rfha.l.iw  ..fllio  Rock,  with  (IresHttSulilo  1  00 
"  Forrv  10  CtiKulinuia  Prospect  Park..  0  50 
"   i;io  trie,  L  u'lil.  Prospect    Park,   extra 

on  ilav  (V  season  tickets 0  1" 

"  Crossina  upper  Susi).  Urid^je,  each  way  0  2j 
"  Crossing  SiixiioiiHioii   IJridgo.  extra  for 


., i^ 


one  borne  carriage. 


0  35 


•'  Crossing  HiispeuHion    Bridge,  extra  for 

twohorso  carriage  carriage 0  "0 

"  Railway  Huspenwon  Bridge,  over  aud 

return  same  day ||  ^0 

"  Whirlpool   Rapids "  **" 

"  'Whirlpool 

"  Devil's  Hole,  when  open  to  visitorB 

CANAD.V    SIDE. 

To  Burning  Springs,  including  Clark  Hill 

Islands '•^  ^ 


0  60 
0  60 


Falls 


Free 


Lundy'sLu'iie  Battle  Oro'd  Observatory  0  80 


Mu>euni 


0  60 


f'rossing  nppor  Susp.  Bridge,  each  way  0  io 


i. 


8'2 

"   ,        extra  for 

Olio  Iktm^  rinriii«i> fio  ;)5 

"  C'roHs.iii,.  ii|,|„.,-  Hii^.)!   Iliiil«c,  oxtiii  for 

two  lu>r.-o  tiiiiiii;,(' 0  f,o 

Ilailwnv  Siis|(n>i(iii   i;i-i(l>,'t>,  over  and 

If  turn  HiiiiKMliiy 0  o;; 

"  Piiilwi.y  SiiK|ii'ii>-iiin    ltri(l;,'<>,  extra  for 

iiiin  lioPMi  cnrriiiyt' 0  3'} 

Ituilwiiy  SiisiiciiH,  II  liriilye,  extra  for 

Uvo  lic)P('  iiirntit,'!) 0  ,-)0 

"    Stolll)  Ulllll  toll ,'   (,    11, 

"   \V'l)irl|ioa|  l{;i]ii,li .".'.'.'.".".'  0  50 

'•     Wlirljiool ,,    r,() 

"  llrouk'H  .vioiiuiiuiiit, * .   (J  2j 


How  to  Avoid  Boing  Humbugged 


(         I.   Know  tlie  naniL'  ol  the  station   where  you 

I    will  li'.ivo  the  cars. 

j      ^  2.   Know   iiow  l.ir    tliaf  station    is    from    the 

Falls,  ami  what  time  you  have  at  your  disposal 

(or  sijjht-seemi;. 

3.  Decide  before  arrivin;,'  at  the  Palls  what 
places  you  wisli  to  visit.  Ascertain  from  this 
Guide  how  far  they  are  from  the  Falls,  and 
from  each  otlier,  nnd  what  the  admission  fee  is. 

4.  Reniemher  no  point  of  interest  at  Niagara 
Falls  is  free,  e.\cept  the  Falls  themselves  on 
the  Canadian  side. 

5.  Ifyoutalvea  carria-^e,  make  your  barjjain 
with  the  driver  before  enterinj,'  the  carriage. 

6.  If  yo.i  wish  to  return,  you  must  make  that 
a  part  of  your  contract,  otherwise  you  maybe 
required  to  pay  extra  for  tlie  return  drive.  -That 
is  one  of  the  tricks. 

7.  If  you  need  a  hotel,  select  one  where  the 
rates  corresj^ond    with  yotn-  means  and  wants. 


V  _ 


*?— ■>.T...rgVj»gff:',Lii^'^iUilUit*jj^i.',Ui'.ilJt8i,i-UlP* 


extra  for 
80  MS 

fxtni  for 
0  SO 

over  ami 

0  I'S 

I'Xtrii  for 

0  3,-) 

cxtru  for 
0  SO 

(I  III 

0  SO 

(t  SO 

0  2S 


umbugged 

tioii   w'liere  you 

m    is    from    tlie 
t  your  disposal 

I 
the  Palls  what  ' 
rtain  from  th-s 
the  Falls,  and 
Imission  fee  is. 
les:  at  Niagara 
themselves   on 


:e  yoiir  barfjain 
le  carriafj;e. 
lust  make  that 
>e  you  may  be 
n  drive.  —That 

one  where  the 
ns  and  wants. 


IIolcN  lAU'^v  liotii  OIK'  ti)    five   dii'l.us   iifi  diy. 

8.  Kemenil'cr  that  as  the  driver  is  in  yoiit 
service  lor  ilie  lime  beinj,',  he  wi'l  txpcct  you  to 
i'ay  all  ftcs  and  tolls  unless  you  specially  bar- 
j;ani  fr.r  him  to  pay  tlifin. 

g.  Il  any  pt  isdii  slunild  defraud  \nu  there  is 
no  place  on  tlir  contiiunt  where  you  can  f.;et  le- 
dress  more  surely  or  more  readily,  if  you  go  di- 
rect to  the  authorities  with  yrmr  grievance.  'Die 
Ontario  Folic-  Fnrce,  on  the  Cana.la  side,  and 
.'.ny  Justice  »  :'  he  Pence  on  tiie  Ameiican  side 
\»iii  altiird  ti.i  stranger  who  applies  to  them 
..luple  protLciioii. 


Hates  of  Faro  Allowed  by  Law. 

!■■  Ill  I  :ii:  Lni;  AMI  piiiir  oi' (  >iii  I.UI1  M  will  III       n   i-.xrilliKb  c  .n» 

lIlAir  Ih   MIT    Sl.vilK    'ril;  UDI'Ol; 
MAliAIIA    KM  I.H,    N.    Y. 

f^'T^OR  (allying  (  nt  passnnger  and  ordin- 
j^  ary  b;ig},M-e  I'roni  one  place  to  another 
Cri^     in  the  Village,  fifty  cents 

r^ach  additional  passenger  and  ordinary  bag- 
giige,  twenty-five  cents. 

I-'or  caiiying  one  passenger  and  ordinary  bag- 
gage from  any  point  in  this  Village  to  any  point 
in  the  Village  of  Susjiension  Bridge,  one  dollar. 

Each  additional  and  ordinary  baggage,  fifty 
cents. 

Each  additional  piece  of  baggage  other  than 
ordinary  baggage,  twelve  cents. 

Children  under  three  years  of  age,  free. 

Over  three  years  and  under  fourteen  years  of 
age,  half  price. 

Ordinary  baggage    is  defined  to  be  one  trunk 


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84 
nnd  one   bng,  lint    or  bandbox,    or  otiier    smnll 
parcel, 

For  carrying  one  or  more  pas8eni;eia,  in  tlic 
same  ciirriai^t',  from  any  point  in  tbis  village  to 
any  point  witbin  five  niiius  of  ibc  bniits  of  tlu; 
viMa},'e,  at  llic  rate  of  one  dollar  and  lifty  cents 
for  cacb  boor  occupied,  exiept  ibat  in  every  in- 
stance wbere  sucb  carriage  sliall  be  drawn  by  a 
single  borse,  tbe  fare  tberefor  sball  ho  at  tbe 
rate  of  one  dollar  for  eacb  bour  occupied. 


TARIFl'  OV  HVCKMKX'h  CKAIKIKS  IN  TlIK    TOWN  OV      NUfl 
AHA  KALLH,    UNT. 

From  UaiK'iiy  Suspension  Hridce  or  (i  T. 
R.  Station  to  Clifton  House,  or  l''al!s  Kerry, 
Diivis'  Museum  or  Table  K.)ck,  or  rice  vcrsu  - 
two  bor.ses  :  one  person,  ijiii,  and  cacb  acldilior- 
al  person,  25  cents;  one  borse:  one  persdu,  75 
cents,  and  eacb  additional  person,  2')  cents. 
Fro'11  Fails  Ferry  to  Davis'  Museum,  or  Tabl« 
Rock,  or  rice  vdi-.sn,  two  borses  :  one  person,  50 
cents,  and  eacb  additional  person,  25  cents;  one 
bor.se :  one  person,  37  cents;  eacb  additional 
pers.in,  i?.h  cents.  From  ('iifton  Hons-  to  Da- 
vis' Museum,  Table  Rock,  Falls  Ferry.  Niagara 
Falls  C.  S.  R  ,  or  vice  vcrsn,  two  borses  :  one 
person,  25  cents,  and  eacb  additional  person  25 
cents;  one  borse,  same  price.  Imoiii  any  place 
in  tbe  Town  to  any  otber  place  i  tbe  Town 
excepting  as  above  specified  for  ,iny  ilistunce 
not  exceeding  o:ie  mile,  two  bor^cs,  one  person 
25  cents,  and  eacb  additional  pi  1  son  12  cents; 
one  borse:  one  person,  20  cents;  each  ndditiwal 
person,  10  cents  ;    and  exceeding  one  mile,    and 


<c,    or  otlier    small 

iiis8eni;eia,  in  tlic 
t  in  this  village  to 
'  the  limits  of  tin; 
ar  and  llfty  cents 
n  that  in  every  in- 
lall  !)(•  cliavvM  l)y  a 
jr  sliall  1)0  at  tiio 
ir  occupied. 


TIIK   Tom  S  of 

r. 


NIAfi 


15ii(lf:e  or  (i  T. 
e,  or  Falls  Ferry, 
:k,  or  vice  vrrsu  - 
aiul  each  athliticn-  - 
t; :   one    persmi,  75 

person,  2')  cents. 
Miiseuin,  or  Tabjii 
fs  :  one  ptMson,  50 
rson,  25  cents;  one 
.;  each  additional 
Tton  Hoii'^  •  to  I)a- 
ills  Ferry,  ^laRara 
[,  two  horses  :  one 
Iditional  person  25 
I'r(»ni  any  place 
lace  in  liie  Town 
:1  for  any  distance 
hordes,  one  person 

j)(  rson  12  cents; 
it^;  each  additi  mnl 
ling  one  mile,    and 


not  e.xceedin;,'  onft  and  on<.'iaif  miles,  two 
horses;  one  person,  37\  cenls,  two  persons  50 
cents,  and  each  ,idditii)nal  person,  20  cents;  one 
horse :  one  persun,  25  cents,  .,nd  each  addi- 
tional person,  \i\  cents  ;  exceedin;;  one  and  one 
half  miles,  two  horaes  .  one  person.  50  cents, 
and  each  additional  person,  25  cents;  one 
horse:  one  i)cr3on,  -iyj  cents,  two  persons,  50 
cents,  and  each  additional  person,  20  cents. 

Takih  iiv  Tiir.  Hoiii-  For  two-horse  vehicles 
to  be  !?l.5o  an  hour;  for  one-horse  vehicles  to  be 
§t.oo  an  iiour 

Tauim-  kv  I  IP'.  Dav  :  'I'o  he  $S  00  eacli  day  ol 
eiKht  hours,  for  two  horses  ;  and  •^\  00  p ,1  day 
for  one  horse. 

Optional  with  passen(,'ers  lo  pay  .he  special 
rates  by  the  h<'ur  or  by  the  d;iy. 

Any  person  paying  by  the  lnoir  must  pay  for 
one  full  hour,  and  alter  the  first  hour  lor  no 
less  time  than  one-quarter  of  an  hour;  and  any 
person    paying  by  the  day  must  pay  for  one  full 

day. 

Any  person  employing  a  vehicle  by  the  hour 
and  not  returning  with  the  vehicle  to  tlie  place 
of  starting,  must  allow  necessary  time  lor  the 
vehicle  to  return. 

Children  between  2  and  10  years  of  age  to  pay 
half  fare.     Under  2  years  ol  age.  free. 

Passengers  to  pay  all  tolls  when  hiimgany 
vehicle  according  to  the  tariff;  but  if  any  driver 
or  owner  of  any  vehicle  shall  agree  to  convey 
any  passenger  or  passengers  a  certain  distance 
for  a  certain  price  at  a  lesser  ra.e  than  that  al- 
lowed by  the  tarriff,  or  from  ono  part  of  the  mu- 
nicipality to  any  other  part,  at  a  lesser  rate  than 
that  allowed  by  the  tariff,  and  in  making  such 


a.-'i 


'!} 


86 
agreement  makes  no  mention  of  any  toll  gates 
on  the  route,  or  does  not  agree  that  such  passen- 
ger or  passengers  shall  pay  all  tolls,  then  the 
driver  or  owner  of  such  vehicle  shall  himself 
pay  all  tolls. 


O.A-TJTIO:tT. 


SOMETIMES  visitors  are  drawn  to  a 
point  of  interest  which  they  do  not  care 
to  see  and  consequently  refuse  to  leave 
the  cariiage.  Then  it  frequently  occurs  that 
they  are  told  by  those  in  attendance  "that  it 
makes  no  difference  whether  they  get  oul  of  the 
hack  or  not,  they  are  on  private  property  and 
will  have  to  pay  the  fee  just  the  same  as  though 
they  passed  through  to  the  point  of  interest." 

In  such  cases  we  would  warn  you  not  to  be 
deceived,  for  there  is  no  law  in  the  land  that 
can  make  you  pay  for  a  point  of  interest  that 
you  do  not  visit.  There  is  no  such  private  pro- 
perty belonging  to  any  point  of  interest  where 
this  fraud  is  practiced. 

This,  however,  does  not  apply  to  the  Burning 
Spring,  as  Clark  Hill  Islands,  through  which  they 
pass  to  go  to  the  Spring,  belong  to  the  point  of 
interest  for  which  the  fee  is  charged.  Parties 
are  therefore  subject  to  the  fee  when  they  go 
on  the  Islands  whether  they  visit  the  Spring  or 
not. 

0 

N.  B. — There  is  no  person  permitted  to  ad- 
vertise in  this  volume  for  whose  reliability  we 
cannot  vouch. 


I^LSis 


„._^ 


of  any  toll  gates 
that  such  passen- 
ill  tolls,  then  the 
cle   shall  himself 


IfcT. 


5  are  drawn  to  a 
h  they  do  not  care 
tly  refuse  to  leave 
;ntly  occurs  that 
endance  "that  it 
hey  get  ouf  of  the 
ate  property  and 
e  same  as  though 
int  of  interest." 
irn  you  not  to  be 
in  the  land  that 
t  of  interest  that 
such  private  pro- 
af  interest  where 

ily  to  the  Burning 
irough  which  they 
ig  to  the  point  of 
:harged.  Parties 
ee  when  they  go 
isit  the  Spring  or 


permitted  to  ad- 
Dse  reliabilitj'  we 


CHAS.  E.   bENDRICKSON, 


cnCRRY  STREET.  NEAR   MAIN. 


Instantaneous  Process  Used  Only. 

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Tourists  cannot  do  better  tbun  to  btop  at  tLis  bouse  aa 
it  is  convenient  to  tbe  stations  aii^ 


Located  in  the  Centre  of  all  tlie 
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f//7as^    flf/7(/   Most  Durable 

The   cimtiat-nt  of   Amirioa   produiei.     For  pjrin^nent 
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da  or  the  United  States  equals  that  from  these  famous 
(|Harries.  W 


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Moaum^nta,  Vases,  Ornim?atal  Work 

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Office  bmldmg  at  Niagara  Falls,  Ont.  and  that  at  Corn- 
wall, the  architecture  of  which  is  pronounced  the  finest 
m  the  Dominion,  are  made  of  this  stone.  The  abut- 
ments  :n  the  Cantilever  Bridge  over  Niagara  Uiver  at 
Niagara  Falls  are  also  from  thoo  quarriei. 

The  attention  of  Contractors  requested. 

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oquarriei. 

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ivlvrtiso  in  tho  CANADIAN  PHOTO  JOUKNAL.  BAZAAK 
AND  MBRCHANrS'  BUttlSAU-  I'no  P'lbashoi-  will  not  iv^t 
tiutil  111)  piiLoL'.i  a  uoL>y  ill  uvory  huiUJ,  storo  ami  oime  on  liu 
Aiiierioui  ooutiueiit.     Miib^crlbc   to   tlio   Canai>!\s  Ihoto 

JOL-KNAU,  lUZWHAND   Mf.IICII  ANTs"  U  CRIi.VO.    Sl.Olf     1»IT   llll- 

uiiui.  Full  from  ImcU  to  bacU  of  tintv  tliiiii-^  -not  ovorcooUod 
or  Htale.  Uoii-boa^  for  tUu  ricU  iiiiil  poor.  Vou  cannot  luvoat 
a  (loliar  bettor  than  in  tliisi  Hpicy  inoiitlily.  Particulars  from 
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